Made in the UK
A long held ambition of ours is to make the Mapdec map board wholly in the UK.
We didn't think it would be too hard.
In fact we often found that UK companies that made plastic components were either just not online to be found, or simply not interested. We reluctantly went overseas and found some excellent partners with good prices and really good customer service.
However, with our latest little updates we have managed to find UK suppliers of all the Mapdec components. The aluminium is from a UK smelters, and machined in Luton, Hertfordshire. The other plastic parts are wet CNC or laser cut in London, and even the felt pads are from a British firm. Not that we are overly patriotic, but we just thought that it was so crazy to burn fuel in transporting parts needless distances across continents. Our re-shoring effort has not saved us any money, but it has not cost us any more either. We just feel better that we have a closer supply of parts, and that our carbon footprint is smaller.
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LOOK is one of the most prestigious brands in road cycling. We were in the privileged position of being the first in the UK to build and ride the new LOOK 785 Huez. Check out our full video to see how the new LOOK 785 shapes up in the workshop and on the road.
LOOK Bikes Launch New 785 Huez
We can't wait for our new LOOK 785 Huez test bike to arrive. It's the climber's bike that most people will want to ride. With traditional road bike styling and some very sensible and practical choices for the rider. But can we build a better custom model than LOOK's own range of fully built bikes?